Class A Upper

State May 9^th,

2026

Schedule

for Saturday May 9^th, 2026 (Rolling Schedules)

10:00 AMPacket Pickup at Scoring Tower

10:20 AMOfficials

Meeting (Region Directors) and Check in for ALL Field Events starting at

11:00

10:30 AMCoaches Meeting

with all head coaches

11:30 AMCheck in for ALL

Track Events

Field Events

11:00

AM High School Long Jump Girls & Boys

High

School Girls & Boys Pole Vault

High

School Girls & Boys Javelin

High

School Girls Discus

High

School Boys Shot Put

High

School Girls Shot Put

High

School Boys Discus

High

School Triple Jump Girls & Boys

High

School High Jump Girls & Boys

*Field Events will be given 4 Trials with

no Finals

Running Events

11:00

AMHigh School Girls 3200 Meter Run

High School Boys 3200 Meter Run

Running Events - Events will be on a

rolling schedule after the start

12:30

PMHigh School Girls 4x100 Meter Relay

High

School Boys 4x100 Meter Relay

High

School Girls 4x800 Meter Relay

High

School Boys 4x800 Meter Relay

High

School Girls 100 Meter Hurdles

High

School Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

High School Girls 100 Meter Dash

High

School Boys 100 Meter Dash

High School Girls 1600 Meter Run

High School Boys 1600 Meter Run

High School Girls 400 Meter Dash

High

School Boys 400 Meter Dash

High

School Girls 400 Meter Hurdles

High School Boys 400 Meter Hurdles

High

School Girls 800 Meter Run

High School Boys 800 Meter Run

High School Girls 200 Meter Dash

High School Boys 200 Meter Dash

High

School Girls 4 x 400 Meter Relay

High School Boys 4 x 400 Meter Relay

NOTE: THE ORDER OF

RUNNING EVENTS WILL FOLLOW AS EACH EVENT IS COMPLETED.

*Advancement: : The Top 4 performances from Upper/Lower State will

qualify automatically for the State Championships,

plus the next 8 best performances from

Upper/Lower State will also qualify. Max per event at State is 16

athletes/relays.

*The javelin and

discus areas are located outside the football stadium on the practice football

field.Athletes participating in these

events must be in uniform to reenter the gate at the stadium.Please make sure all your athletes know that

they need to be in uniform at all times to enter the gate at the stadium.

*Seeding: Events will be seeded based on Times/Marks from the

Region Meets Only. For Laned Events the top 8 seeds will compete in the 2nd

heat.

*Parking: All Spectators will park in the parking lot in front

of the gym and in front of the building. Busses will enter through the Pisgah

Church Road entrance and drop off teams in the designated area near the

baseball field entrance.

GENERAL INFORMATION

ADMISSION FOR THE A UPPER STATE IS $5.00.TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED at https://fan.hudl.com/usa/sc/columbia/organization/38271/ca-johnson-high-school/tickets

Concessions will be available.

All athletes/teams will be on the far side of the stadium or in the tent

areas located on your map. The seating on the finish line side should be for

spectators.

Warm-ups will take place on the field outside the stadium

near the shot put area.

Infield warm-up will be limited to the present and next heat on the track.

Check-in / Clerk will be in the shed adjacent to the home-side press box.

All results will be handled live on sc.milesplit.com.

Article 2: A contestant shall not be entered in more

than four events, excluding relays.If a

contestant is entered in more than the allowable number of events, meet

management shall scratch the contestant from the excess event(s) by following

the listed order of events.

PENALTY: A

competitor who participates in more events than allowed by rule shall forfeit

all individual places and points and shall be disqualified from further

competition in that meet. In a relay event, the team's relay points, and

place(s) shall also be forfeited.

 1. Each

region track director will report all contestants in the Upper/Lower or

Qualifier meet to the track directors within 24 hours of the region meet. No

changes will be allowed by any school after the list has been received.

2. The Qualifying Meet Directors will secure

competent officials. Meets must have a referee, exchange zone judges, and turn

judges. The decision of the judges will be final. No protest will be allowed

unless a violation of track or eligibility rules occurs.

3. An admission of $5.00 will be charged for

Qualifying State Meets. The meet director must submit a financial statement to

the League Office.

4. Upper/Lower State Qualifier (A):

Throws/Horizontal Jumps:

There will be one flight of 12-16 athletes in

each event. They will be seeded by performance from the regional meet, from

worst to best.

Each competitor will take 4 attempts.

The top 4 performances from each site will

qualify for the state championship.

All ties for the fourth qualifying positions will

be broken according to the National Federation Rule Book.

The Meet Director will share details regarding

the weighing or selection of throwing implements.

Vertical Jumps:

The vertical jumps will be contested as normal;

the top 4 athletes in each event will qualify for the state championship if

they meet the minimum requirement.

Minimum Requirements:

Girls High Jump- 1.25m

Boys High Jump- 1.65m

Girls Pole Vault- 2.10m

Boys Pole Vault- 2.75m

All ties for 4th place must be broken according

to NFHS rules.

Running Events:

In laned races, athletes will be seeded into two

sections based on region meet performance from slow to fast.

The top 4 performances per district will advance

to the state championship.

In non-laned races, athletes will be seeded into

1 section of 12-16 athletes.

The top 4 will qualify for the state championship

if they meet the required time standard (16:00 for girls, 14:30 for boys).

5. All non-laned running events will be started

with a 1-turn stagger.

6. Contestants must be ready at the scheduled time

of their events. If not, the Meet Director will scratch them.

7. The Upper, Lower and Qualifying Meet Directors

will report their qualifiers directly to the League Office. FIRST AND LAST

NAMES AND GRADE LEVELS will be used in reporting all qualifiers. Email to

curtrell@schsl.org (no later than 9:00 am Sunday after your qualifying meet).

Please call Curtrell Rhodan at 803-542-1147 if you are having any problems and

cannot report on time.